Renaissance Costumes

Finding Attire for a Renaissance Party or Faire, these Period Costumes for both Kids and Adults come in all styles and sizes, from ordinary to the deluxe styles, when attending a Party or a Faire and dressing up as people did in days gone by tend to give one a sense of love and adventure, do we select our costume with this in mind.

The term costume can refer to wardrobe and dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period. Costume may also refer to the artistic arrangement of accessories, representing or describing, a particular style of clothing worn to portray the wearer as a character or type of character other than their regular persona at a social event such as a masquerade, Festival, a Fancy Dress Party, or in an artistic theatrical performance.

at A renaissance faire one is most likely to see costume from the Elizabethan Period or Henry the V111 period, and many of these costumes are authentic and made exactly as they would have in the period they represent, it can be a fun days outing for a family to visit one of these festivals, which are held regularly during summer, you can even rent a costume and be part of the fun.

Costumes, for the dashing handsome type, you will find costumes from King to Commoner, Pirate, Musketeer, knight, tavern owner, a good period costume can be had at many a fine Online Store, for singles, couples, groups, kids, teens even your pet can be decked out, and you will also find all accessories to match, along with party themes and a large stock of supplies,

The ladies will also find a great selection, Queen to Commoner,Princess, Lady. Pirate, tavern wench, many of these costumes are designed and are ready available to suit both him and her, you may also find costumes of a larger size, with many more styles to chose from.

in the Elizabetan period men wore their hair short but if he was a fop he would have short hair with a single love lock over the shoulder. Beard were commonly worn by men and it was a small beard with a neatly trimmed point, the hat that was fashionable was a hat that had a stiff brim and gathered crown that would be worn at a jaunty angle on the head. The “stove pipe” was another hat that was popular.

Women wore their hair drawn away from the ears and fluffed out at the temple. Hair was brushed straight back off the forehead in the style of pompadour. the widow's peak was a fashionable detail to the hairline, blond and red hair was popular once again and many women bleached and dyed their hair and even wore wigs in those colors, make-up was worn in court often, and female hats were  often copies of masculine styled hats.

The color scheme of costume at this time were combinations of white and black, black and gold, and black and red. They used Full tones of red, green and blue and bright hues of orange-tawny and flame, will pale tones like yellow-green, saffron and watchet blue. Pearl and Gold were included in any elaborate ensemble.